Alabama governor's race set, others head to runoffs
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Tommy Tuberville speaks earlier this year at the Von Braun Center. Photo: Derek Lacey/Axios
Tommy Tuberville and Doug Jones were the big winners last night, securing their places on the November gubernatorial ballot with huge margins.
Why it matters: Primary elections are in the rearview, and Alabama voters are now looking ahead to November's elections that will name a new senator and governor.
Governor
The big picture: It'll be a kind-of-sort-of rematch in the race for governor come November, as the pair were last on opposite sides the ballot in 2020, when Tuberville unseated Jones for a U.S. Senate seat.
- Each won their primary by big margins, with Tuberville gaining roughly 85.5% of the vote, and Jones 78.6%.
Zoom out: It was Tuberville's second win in as many days, after a residency challenge was dismissed by a judge Monday.
U.S. Senate
Senate primaries were crowded, with seven Republican candidates and four Democratic, and both are headed for a runoff.
- Barry Moore will face Jared Hudson in a runoff, after getting about 39.2% of the vote compared to Hudson's 25.6%.
- Steve Marshall narrowly missed the top two with 24.5% of the vote.
- On the Democratic side, Everett Wess and Dakarai Larriett will head to a runoff, too, with 39.5% and 29.1% of the vote respectively.
U.S. House District 5
Andrew Sneed maintained a narrow lead through the night, ultimately taking the top spot with about 42% — not enough to avoid a runoff with Candice Duvieilh.
- Duvieilh got 35.65% of the vote, and Jeremy Devito came up third with 22.3%.
- Democrats in the district will have to wait till June to see who will face Republican Rep. Dale Strong in November.
Lieutenant Governor
Phillip Ensler won the Democratic primary for lieutenant governor outright, with 57.7% of the vote compared to Darryll D. Perryman's 42.3%.
- It's headed for a runoff on the Republican side, though, as John Wahl and Wes Allen stayed on top of a field of seven candidates with 40.5% and 38% of the vote, respectively.
Alabama Senate 2
It'll be another runoff for Democrats in state Senate District 2, with a close three-way race led by Rudolph Valentino Drake with 36.57% of the vote.
- He'll face Alex House in the June 16 runoff, whose 33.8% narrowly beat out Guy Sotomayor's 29.6%.
Alabama House 20
There will be no runoff for state House District 20, where incumbent James Lomax easily fended off a challenge from former state representative and Congressman Mo Brooks, 60.7% to 39.3%.
Alabama House 25
It was a similar margin in the Democratic primary for District 25, with Allison T. Montgomery winning the bid 67.9% to Damon Eubanks' 32.1%.
What we're watching: Runoffs are set for June 16.
- See the full unofficial results here.